Happiness is here and now

Wayne Dyer, PhD., was once quoted as saying, "The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do."

What is that saying exactly? My understand is that he is basically saying, we have the capacity to be our own "crisis creator." Anxiety, stress, fear and anger cannot exist without us. It's not as if those negative emotions are out there somewhere leading a separate life. We are empowering many of our negative emotions.

The above being said, the question becomes "how do we pull the plug on our negative emotions?" Simple. Zazen or meditation practice is one piece of the puzzle. Another piece is honest communication with self and others. Another piece is to not make *unnecessary* judgments. Another piece is in what I was talking about last week, in relation to surrender. Another element is when my mom taught me to "give, more than you take." And another piece that I personally like to use is to remember, "I am not my negative emotions." They only come up is I allow my Mind to be disturbed. That notion is key.

It may be difficult to comprehend, but I actually had to reprogram myself, to learn how to be my own friend. I use all of the things talked about above. It is in this way that I release a lot of my so-called "baggage," and in the get to feel better about myself and my life. Happiness is not out there somewhere waiting for us, in some mysterious place. Happiness is here now. I just have to clear away the clouds of negative emotion.

Love and Respect,

Jaye Morris, Curator
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